Question follow-through · 63361

Floods: Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the reclassification of the St Ives Staunch as a navigation, rather than a flooding, asset on the risk of flooding from the River

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
27 Jun 2025
Target answer date
1 Jul 2025
Answer
4 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 27 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the reclassification of the St Ives Staunch as a navigation, rather than a flooding, asset on the risk of flooding from the River

  2. 1 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Environment Agency (EA) have assessed a range of data and evidence linked to the St Ives Staunch Sluice. This has included hydraulic modelling and real-world data from flood events. The evidence shows that the asset provides very limited flood risk be...

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